Boeing clipper

Not too good a build of a Boeing Clipper always wanted a model of this one but there weren't any. So scale "fuselage fits inside 10.5" x 7.5" ,engineering Victorian Forth bridge style all the formers are doubled up and sanded until even I can't miss them (wish I could get the edges to stick down properly they are better where I used Gil's trick of sanding the front edge of the part.Front needs rounding off too pointy !

It set off as an exercise in simulating aluminium which worked reasonably well best thing about it is the flag halves meet

At least Leif will approve of the no guns.

regards

@Leif

Boeing is 32.3m in length and a wingspan of 46.3m making it larger than the Emily range was 5000 miles. Model is 10.5" long so I guess it's around 1:121 in scale, maths was never my strong point.

@Sparrowhawk

This is one I "designed" turned it into 3d, I found a far better plan later but it has the general shape. Used Metasequoia and Peparuka.

Thanks for the kind words

regards

barry

Hi All

A tryout of the wings and tail assembly fin is an integral part of the fuselage spine hopefully that way I can get it to stay at a vertical angle the part is shaped by stuffing small pieces of paper handerchief into the gap at the bottom. Tailplane has a single spar through the tail fin.

I made this set of wings 2 or 3weeks ago out of photographic paper not that successfully, it's very unforgiving if you get any glue on it and it fades drastically.

The engines need a another circle to hide the fold ends.

Not a lot extra but it looks nearer with the triple fins on, as usual stuffed with tissue paper.

Just added the sponsons which really give this bird it's originalty they need a curved "lump" on the ends to be correct but so far this eludes my skills with metaseq. Going to try Gil's paper forming tricks maybe they will work in the meantime they look better without them.

@Leif

Thank you for the flowers again I wish I had found that set of plans before I was so far on with the plane.

Finally glued the wings down the dihedral is still holding only 3 more cowlings to go. The wing fairings needed some trimming. I made the old lady a box to sit in can't carry on with the badly twisted bit of wire.

regards

Finished at last

Michael

Thank you for the kind words.

regards